Page 225 - economic_survey_2021-2022
P. 225

Sustainable Development and Climate Change  199


             Performance of States and UTs on the NITI Aayog SDG India Index, 2021
             6.4  Figure 1 shows that the number of Front Runners (scoring 65-99) increased to 22 states and
             UTs in 2020-21 from 10 in 2019-20. All remaining states and UTs were Performers (scoring 50-
             64). Amongst states, additions to the Front Runner category in 2020-21 included Uttarakhand,
             Gujarat, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Punjab, Haryana and Tripura. Amongst UTs, additions to the
             Front Runner category included Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir,
             Ladakh and Lakshadweep.

                                Figure 1: Performance of States/UTs on the NITI Aayog
                                           SDG India Index (2019 and 2020)

































             Source: NITI Aayog
             Note: Yellow indicates Performer (Score 50-64), Green indicates Front Runner (Score 65-99)

             6.5  Figure 2 shows the scores achieved by states on the NITI Aayog SDG India Index 2020-
             21, and change in score from 2019-20. In 2020-21, states achieved scores between 52-75 and
             UTs scored between 62-79, as against scores of 50-70 for states and 59-70 for UTs in 2019-20.
             All states have improved their overall scores by 1-12 points. Kerala (score of 75) retained its top
             rank amongst states in 2020-21. Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh ranked second while Goa,
             Uttarakhand, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh ranked fourth. Mizoram, Haryana, and Uttarakhand
             are the top gainers in 2020-21, in terms of improvement in score from 2019, with an increase of
             12, 10 and 8 points respectively.
   220   221   222   223   224   225   226   227   228   229   230